I’m from Richlands

Who else lives in Virginia

>no norfolk >no newport news >no hampton

I have been to almost all of the Appalachian cities/towns, and met some lovely people, been to some great state parks, and been to some great music festivals. I heart Wytheville!

Richmond is the worst. It used to be a beautiful, historical district 😢 but not it looks like a third, world hell hole.

I'm from Richmond VA... you only did the other side of the mountains where nobody lives 😂😂 come over to the eastern side of VA...

This is so inaccurate Virginia born ...... He missed all the real dangerous and worst places

Yeah I can tell the person who made this doesn’t live in VA 😂 #757runsthestate

I live in rva and I’m surprised you didn’t mention Petersburg!

He never been to the east end of Newport News aka Bad News

I live in Northern Virginia and it’s like a whole different state😂🤷‍♂️

I lived in Danville for 3 years, and my daughter was born there. This is pretty spot-on.

I was just recently in South Boston and Danville. It's a really cool historic area with Civil War and Revolutionary War battle sites. Danville is a REALLY nice town with a great downtown area. Although it does have a less great side of town, it still is a great city. Also, Richlands is just there. Like literally.

From Roanoke, VA this guy doesn't really know the place very well

I knew 5 seconds in that this has probably never set foot in Virginia

Spot on. Lived in Danville my whole life. Robbed at gun point 3 times by age 18. Car was broken into 5 times and I have always lived in pretty good neighborhoods

I have lived in numerous areas of Virginia. Born, raised and retired in Roanoke. The criteria this guy uses to rate the cities is fair to a degree but not everyone puts the same value on things at different ages. For instance, retired, doing fine and I wouldn't mind living in Galax or Richlands or even Marion. Danville is also nice. But to me the worst cities in Virginia is All NOVA cities. All NOVA cities have an extremely high cost of living, traffic is notoriously terrible and it takes an hour to go to the mall and back. (not including the time it takes to park, walk inside, walk back outside and find your car, IF it is there.) The older you get the more peaceful area you look for. I will admit Roanoke has a lot more than your top 10, theater, sports, and easy access to a lot. That's why I am in Roanoke. I do miss the hockey in DC, the theater in DC and a few other things. But with the covid, the political climate and a few other things, southwest Virginia is looking pretty damned nice.

Surprised Petersburg wasn’t in this video that were a live lol

You talk about meth labs being near Emporia, but the part of the map you zoomed in on is nowhere near Emporia.

I live in Virginia and I would take any of these small cities over Richmond, Hampton, Petersburg, Fredericksburg or anything north of 95

I moved to Marion from Jacksonville FL and it's been one of the best decisions of my life. The air is clean, the people are friendly, the scenery is beautiful. Yeah sure I have to drive 30 minutes to get to Lowes but I'll take that over being stuck in 295 traffic in the FL heat ANYDAY.

I live in VA and this is all wrong 😂

Anyone else looking for their town in Virginia?

Born and raised in Danville. My Mom’s family is from Danville back and back and my Dad’s family is from a tiny city outside Galax. I’m not huge into Danville, but efforts are being made to improve living there.

Dude Virginia is probably better then where u live

Do you actually even live in Virginia? Because this list is inaccurate af

Why he diss my state like that? 😂

As someone who was born in your number one spot, I have to agree with all you have said. Things have gotten so much worse since I lived there. We (my children and I) moved away ten years ago, and I am so happy we did. Only going back once or twice a year to see family on holidays. They are saying they are going to make it a casino town, I know its to help the economy, but with all the drugs and crime, things are sure to get worse before they get better.

Hopewell is way safer and better. Than Petersburg va..I live in this area..how Petersburg didn't make the list is beyond me,recheck your stats..

This is the most untrue video I've ever seen. Most if these places are tiny towns. Not cities whatsoever.

10. There 9. Are 8. No 7. Bad 6. Cities 5. In 4. Virginia 3. At 2. All 1. Danville

Born and raised in Virginia, in Lebanon in Russell County. It was a great place to have grown up as a kid back in the 70's. My father was the chief of police for 25 years between Lebanon and Honaker and I worked for him as an officer right out of high school in 1982. Lebanon sure has changed since I left, seems those drugs are every where. Hated to hear the Bristol Mall closed. Got a lot of great memories from my hometown. Richlands had a great indoor swimming pool.

I think his rating system had a lot to do with availability of jobs and the value of the real estate (not just violence). It’s a shame because the land is cheap and oftentimes beautiful, but it’s too far to commute to a lot of these cities. Richmond has jobs, Petersburg can commute to Richmond and other cities for good jobs which is why they weren’t included. Portsmouth is odd because it is in an area surrounded by jobs. Most of the cities in this video have been abandoned because people can’t making a living there.

Funny thing is there is no MLK Blvd. in Richmond

He don't know wtf he takin about😭 He forgot Newport News (Bad News), Norfolk (especially downtown), Hampton, and Richmond. C'mon now

2:14 What’s the music? - From #7 to #5

Born and raised in Martinsville VA, and it’s not that bad at all. Currently living in northern va, NOVA. Martinsville, Danville, and South Boston are literally sister cities.

He forgot Newport news😜

Here's a couple of places I'm surprised he didn't mention... Petersburg Roanoke Newport News....

i live in wyteville now: used to live in galax, it’s 45 min away, my big bro’s in marion and that’s about 30 min away lol

My family moved from Los Angeles (Artesia) in 1965 to Pulaski VA due to my father's job transfer. (Machinist Jobs). I was in school for 3 yrs before the school system caught up to what I had learned in school in L.A. compared to rural Virginia. The area along the southern border, Danville, South Boston et al, had economies based almost solely on tobacco. Major Fairs and concerts with national stars would perform after the big tobacco auction in Danville. Other towns were supported mainly by furniture factories. Big names in high quality furniture were based out of Martinsville. Nearby Bassett was the same. The coal is now cut by computer directed machinery controlled by someone sitting in an air conditioned building. Big difference from the 70's when the elevators would descent hundreds of feet into the coal bed, with paychecks so large that Cadillac dealers and high end televisions were purchased with cash. No longer. Just 20 miles down the road Grundy, a major coal mining town, gets visits from a Doctors without Borders organization and there is video on PBS of dentists coming to town. The story included serving bowl size containers, full of extracted teeth. Some of the partcipants had WALKED 15+ miles to get there.

Actually, following your concepts, there are three Virginias: Southwestern, Northern Virginia, and the rest of the State. Nevermind that Northern Virginia is fundamentally an entirely separate State, but unfortunately not in fact.

Wytheville??? Really ??? No hardware stores or jobs are you kidding ??? First of all there is a hardware store downtown and a Lowes and Wal-Mart not to mention the MANY restaurants. As far as jobs there is a large Pepsi plant and a Gatorade plant in Wytheville along with many other plants. This guy Cleary doesn't have a clue what he is talking about and has never been to these cities. What a JOKE this dude is .

I live near most of this list, just off I-81, nestled between Roanoke and Wytheville in the NRV. This list is quite accurate!

I live in va and I like it it’s pretty nice, but my friend lives in George Town south i get the chills thinking about it

Born in Fairfax Hospital, Grew up in Arlington, went to high school in Springfield and now I live in Alexandria. NORTHERN VIRGINIA has the best cities💯💯💯💯💯

I am totally offended by the bad comments about Virginia. I bet most of you have never been on the coast of Virginia. Every city has its problems. This person probably went out looking for the worst part of our cities but never even saw the clean, beautiful and safe areas. This video is bullshit. I do photography and I have stunning pictures of our area, both rural and urban. The only thing i agree with is that Emporia is a speed trap, every state has those.

I love how he focuses on places in Southwest Va......in which I live and been to🤨 That’s not at all what their like

Why would you call Martinsville crummy? I just came back from Martinsville visiting my Sister and I thought it was very nice. Iv been in New York all my life and found Martinsville virginia to be very refreshing. The Air quality is good, the people are extremely courteous, the food is amazing and there are very nice areas in Martinsville. Very laid back, and guess what? THAT'S WHAT THEY DO...AND HAVE ALWAYS DONE. Folk should be trying to get up out of big cities and find a place like Martinsville for cover. Jus SAY'IN!

I’m originally from Long Island and moved to Danville about 9 years ago. It’s a very strange town. There’s no real career opportunities here, there are more church’s then people, a lot of people put on an act like they’re “rich” and act stuck up, and it’s mind boggling how many restaurants there are in this town. I think there are like 5 McDonalds in this town and multiple other big fast food chains. Crime is bad when your speaking of per capita, but compared to other places it’s really not too bad. It’s really not too terrible of a place to live, I’ve seen a lot worse, but definitely not a town that I want to spend the rest of my life in.

My only issue with your videos, is that each one uses the same exact puns... the same material...

I'm thinking about moving to Lynchburg or Salem,coming from Charlotte NC..Are those nice areas.. Fredericksburg and spotsylvannia are kinda pricey..Any suggestions?

Guys, If you are looking for a cool city to go to, you should try Winchester, VA. ESPECIALLY DURING APPLE BLOSSOM (the first weekend of May). But there is so many things to do.

People in Portsmouth just don't want to work? 🤣🤣 I'm from Portsmouth and everyone I know have jobs/careers.

He says emporia is where the meth labs at and doesn’t even circle emporia on the map

Me watching this living in Portsmouth 🤣

Portsmouth is my hometown, I knew it was gonna be up here 😂

This is so inaccurate 😂🤦🏾‍♂️ this is what happens when you collect old numbers from 2004 google articles

Who agrees 10 emporia 9 Danville 8 buckroe beach 7 Richmond 6 Hampton 5 Newport News 4 Virginia Beach (bad parts) 3 Portsmouth 2 dc (bad parts) 1 Norfolk

I’ve been living in VA since 2007, I definitely prefer living near dc even though it’s busy and there’s a lot of traffic. I don’t live in northern va anymore

I grew up in Virginia and you can't help but fall in love with the State. That doesn't mean we don't have areas in cities where the poor and areas of the cities that have lost its charm. But the beauty of Virginia will shine through the bad.

Virginia is underrated, I personally love my state and I would never want to move.

Well Hopewell must not be to bad, AMC is filming the new walking dead spin-off there I believe

I’m from Virginia :) it’s beautiful but yeah there is a lot of history too and creepy stories and a lot of terrible places nobody wants to go! So be aware if you come to virginia

Born and raised in Franklin County, Va. About 30 mins from Roanoke. He is right about Danville, it really does suck there

I saw this and Immediately watched it bc I live and grew up in VA

Heard Virginia Beach isn't that spiffy any more either😔. Love these videos keep it up Nick✌

My mother grew up in Virginia and I lived there for about six years. It was not my favorite place to live but it's not as bad as some places I've been

where's Petersburg VA?

Your channel is so racist! As a person that grew up in Danville, it's not a bad place to live. There's plenty of valuable real estate. I've never drank a malt liquor or owned a pit bull

I live in Richlands and it was pretty accurate for us other than the education stuff, we have pretty good schools we just need more of them

58 is Virginia’s trail of tears...😂😂😂😂...hilarious and accurate

I'm from Charlottesville Va and I've been in every City/County that he mentioned and dude had it so twisted!!!! Take it to Southside in Richmond or Newport News or even Roanoke. I'm sure there are problems everywhere but to be honest VA is one of the best places to be.

I'm proud to be from Virginia lol

I live in Coeburn. It only looks good when you compare it to the towns of Appalachia, Pound and Clintwood.

I live in Roanoke and I think that should’ve been on the list. It’s a catch all for people for the entire southwestern part the state and living on some kind of government assistance is part of their American dream.

Very inaccurate

The Commonwealth is gorgeous!!! I deal with the traffic near DC because of the Norman Rockwell feeling of the town I live in. What he described here is the unfortunate description of a lot of towns that are far away from high end jobs. I thought his presentation was hysterical!!! I’ve heard of many of the towns he described because --well, I’m a nerd who looks at maps. I wish he would do a similar video on Maryland!!!! Nanjemoy is a fascinating place in these United States 🤣

He mispronounced most of these areas. No chance he’s actually from VA.

Yeah my dad told me about the Emporia speed trap, literally known statewide that's nuts

Wait. Half these places are actually pretty nice. The real list would go something like this. 10. Louisa 9. VA Beach 8. Portsmouth 7. Emporia 6. Hopewell 5. Northern Virginia 4. Eastern Henrico 3. Norfolk 2. Petersburg 1. Richmond

newport news and downtown Norfolk is the worst to live in an the highest crime rate, last time i checkd food stamps is all over the United States

I really like South Boston and Danville! I have a good friend that lives in Alton, right between SoBo and DVille. Awesome place to hang out. The flea market is really cool and Aunt Milleys Pizza, just over the Carolina border is quite possibly the best pizza on earth!

@Nick Johnson - When are you going to update “the worst cities/towns in VA”? Just curious. I live in a tiny town not far from Richlands. It’s called Lebanon..just like the country in the Middle East 😂. Most of the people here drive to Bristol, VA or Bristol, TN for everything from work to shopping. But, during this time in September 2020, it feels really safe. I’ve lived all over VA in my 61 years... Lynchburg, Charlottesville, NOVA/Fairfax, and Virginia Beach area. We were transferred here in southwest Virginia. I have family in Roanoke, Richmond, Tazewell (it’s pronounced with a short “a” sound as in “cat”), Lynchburg, and Danville, as well as Bristol, VA. I think the older you are the more you appreciate the quietness. For younger people it would be seriously boring. Did you do a “best cities in Virginia” yet? Also, where are you from originally? I think 🤔 I can hear a Southern accent.

Hampton and Newport News should of been on this list

Intersection of Mercury and Jefferson in Newport News/Hampton.

Brother down below is right. I was born n raised in Richmond. We got neighborhoods worse than the entire cities you just named off

He also forgot Jackson Ward in Richmond.

I live in danville....it is not that damn bad🖕 we just got a few fools down here like everywhere else.

Ive lived in Virginia My whole life and Ive never heard of these places😂

Lmaooooo I delivered to that same street in Hopewell @4:52. We don't deliver to this area past 8 lmaooo

80% of these places are all southwest Virginia. I’m from the southwest and when I tell someone I’m from VA I have to clarify that it’s not NoVa. They’re two completely separate places in every way of the word.

I don't know how you define "worst," but I remember when Richmond had more murders in one year than the city of Miami, Florida did! But maybe times have changed: the majority of deaths from opioids may be more in the far western part of Virginia now.

Where the hell is Norfolk? I've been to Ghent, and it is pretty run down, and crime is awful around ODU. Did you just pull a bunch of numbers from Wikipedia and expect the people who actually live in Virginia to believe you? Also, Emporia is nowhere near the Western part of the state, since it is closer to Washington D.C. than it is to Tazewell, where you said it was.

So if I want to build a factory, I am selecting from this list. Most these place’s people work hard.

Lynchburg, especially downtown lynchburg, there is soooo many murders, break-ins and kidnappings

Yikes this has a lot of racist undertones.

Good vid I’ve been to most of these places and they are that bad. I thought Pulaski would have made it

im moving to danville from bakersfield, california and i was super excited because my family had only told me the good parts but after watching this and several other videos im really upset. hopefully we dont stay for long.

Big stone gap was missed. Highest meth rate in the state and the worst movie ever made lol